Environment and Territory

The 30th Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP30) ended this Saturday in Belém, confirming once again that three decades of negotiations have failed to translate promises into concrete action. Meanwhile, the impacts of the climate crisis are intensifying, particularly for us, First Nations, who are suffering the consequences on our territories, our health, our languages, and our ways of life...

The AFNQL, its Chiefs Committee on Forests, unions representing more than 20,000 forestry workers, environmental organizations, and Quebec's ZEC and outfitting federations, which support more than 5,000 jobs, came together for an unprecedented meeting...

After several months of discussions and exchanges in good faith, the Chiefs Committee on Forests of the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL) has concluded that there is no guarantee that First Nations proposals would be incorporated into a significantly amended version of Bill 97, An Act mainly to modernize the forestry regime (Bill 97).